Senior Manufacturing Engineer

BAE Systems; Askam-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Askam-in-Furness seeks a Manufacturing Engineering professional to manage Jigs and Fixtures requirements. The ideal candidate has an HNC qualification in mechanical engineering, experience in manufacturing environments, and strong stakeholder management abilities. The role offers competitive salary and benefits, including relocation support and employee share plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• HNC qualification or equivalent experience in mechanical or structural engineering.
• Background in manufacturing or production environments.
• Experience working with build aids, jigs/fixtures, or construction tooling.

Responsibilities

• Manage Jig and Fixtures requirements for Manufacturing Engineering.
• Review new requests for Jigs and Tooling.
• Ensure product and process quality per company standards.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Experience with jigs/fixtures

Exposure to high-hazard industries

Education

HNC qualification in mechanical or structural engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collate and manage Jig and Fixtures requirements and demands for Manufacturing Engineering and Build & Test into technical documentation.
• Reviewing new request for Jigs, Tooling & Modules
• Influence jig and module design through technical discussions with stakeholders
• Enablement of the SSNA Build Strategy through Jigs, Modules & Tooling
• Gather Module requirements and demands for Manufacturing Engineering and Build & Test
• Engaging with stakeholders from other Programmes in order to assess and implement LfE into SSNA Jigs, Tooling and ways of working
• Contribute to the management of the Quality and SHE Systems, for Manufacturing Engineering processes and documentation e.g. calling up safe methods of working
• Assure product and process quality as determined by company processes. Develop and test new systems when the need arises
• Act as a project focal point for discipline-specific tasks, ensuring best practices are adopted and embedded. This may involve developing processes within their sub-discipline by studying product requirements, researching, designing, modifying, and testing development methods and equipment, and conferring with field specialists and technologists

Qualifications

• HNC qualification or equivalent experience in mechanical or structural engineering
• Background in manufacturing or production environments
• Proven stakeholder management abilities with good communication skills
• Experience working with build aids, jigs/fixtures, or construction tooling
• Exposure to interim products or sub-assemblies within high-hazard industries

About the team and role context

The Manufacturing Engineering function comprises Build Strategy, Dimensional Management, Processes, and the newly established Jigs, Modules & Tooling and Facilities teams. These groups collaborate closely to ensure SSNA delivers an optimised, build-ready design, while aligning facility layouts to support the overall build strategy. The purpose of the Jigs, Modules & Tooling team is to play a key role in enabling the SSNA programme and supporting its planned delivery cadence through the effective deployment of tooling solutions.

We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Recruitment notes

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you\'ll be able to make a real difference. You\'ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\'ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Salary: £42,215+ depending on skills and experience, As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.